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• Turkish helicopter attacks villagers, killing a minor in Hakkari 

  Turkish state forces are committing never-ending crimes along the border, enjoying absolute impunity.
• KCK remembers Turkish massacre victims, calls for struggle 

  "The people of South Kurdistan should take sides with the struggle developed by the guerrilla against the Turkish invasion state, and fight to protect the gains achieved in South Kurdistan at the cost of very heavy prices.”
• Internationalists participate in human shield action in Qandil 

  “As revolutionaries, socialists, democrats, humanitarians and internationalists we need to get active to defend the revolution in Rojava which is an island of hope.”
• Tevgera Azadi: End the embargo on Maxmur 

  Tevgera Azadi protested the KDP embargo against Maxmur and called on the government to end it.
• Urgent Appeal: Imminent Humanitarian Crisis in Maxmur Camp 

  Democratic People’s Council of the Maxmur Refugee Camp called on the UN to immediately ensure that the embargo on the Maxmur Camp is lifted, and that the Maxmur Camp has access to food supplies and medical care.
• Death toll rises in ISIS attack in Germiyan 

  The number of asayish members who lost their lives in the ISIS attack against the checkpoint in Germiyan’s Kuleco village rose to 4. 6 asayish members and 2 civilians were injured in the attack.
• ISIS attacks Germiyan checkpoint and the village of Kuleco 

  Three public order forces lost their lives and two civilians were wounded when ISIS mercenaries attacked a checkpoint and the village of Kuleco in Germiyan.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Silvan 

  The action was carried out on June 9.
• Bradost targeted by KDP as much as Turkey 

  KDP Asayish forces have detained six more persons who object to the Turkish state invasion in Bradost.
• Art exhibition at Mount Shengal 

  An art exhibition depicting Yazidi people murdered in the ISIS attack was opened in Shengal.
• Human shield activist in custody for 23 days 

  Human shield activist Eyub Xelil was detained by the KDP Asayish and has been in custody for 23 days.
• KDP and MIT set up joint headquarters in Bashur 

  As the Turkish state’s invasion attacks continue, it has come to light that the KDP and MIT have set up four joint headquarters where scouting missions, attacks and plans for recruiting civilian spies are handled.
• Turkish jets bomb Mount Metina in Amadiya 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people and their lands.
• KDP embargo on Maxmur continues 

  Closing the Maxmur-Hewler road, KDP has imposed an embargo on Maxmur Refugee Camp for 13 days.
• Another village in South Kurdistan bombed by Turkish jets 

  Yet another attack by the Turkish army in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Peshmerga forces deployed to Zakho 

  Armored vehicles and peshmergas have been deployed to the Derkare town in Zakho.
• Scout activity over Maxmur camp 

  Reports of aerial activity over Maxmur refugee camp.
• From medical faculty to the mountains of Kurdistan 

  Kendal Amanos was a medical student when he joined the guerrilla in the mountains of Kurdistan. Now he is a guerrilla doctor in the Xakurke region.
• Wildfre on Mount Bagok threatens settlement areas 

  Wildfire on Mount Bagok in Nusaybin, Mardin expands towards civilian settlement areas. Due to unfavorable wind conditions, the flames cannot be extinguished.
• Two guerrillas martyred in Cele 

  HPG Press Center announced that 2 guerrillas were martyred in the invading Turkish army attack with fighter jets, Howitzers and mortars following an action by the HPG guerrillas against the Xeregol hill in Cukurca, Hakkari on July 26.
• Turkish army hit in Cele and Gever: 19 soldiers killed 

  HPG Press Center announced that 19 soldiers were killed in actions by HPG guerrillas against the Turkish army in Hakkari’s Gever and Cukurca districts.
• Two children tortured in empty lot 

  M.A. and A.E. were taken to an empty lot along the Amed-Silvan road and tortured, reports say. The two children were then taken to the Diyarbakir Police Directorate Anti-Terror Unit and tortured again.
• Maxmur refugees prevented from leaving camp to protest embargo 

  The Hewlêr-Maxmur road had been closed by the authorities following the killing of 3 people in an attack aimed at Turkish consul employees at a restaurant in Hewlêr on 17 July.
• Nilufer Koc: We must think strategically and tear down the regime 

  Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) is holding a meeting in Brussels to determine the national stance against the Turkish invasion.
• Terrorist attack a dark moment in memory 

  Relatives of 62 persons martyred in the ISIS terrorist attack against Qamishlo's Xerbi neighborhood say they will always remember the day as a dark moment.